The Things I Carry Junk Food

So far, my backpack was full of clothes I “borrowed” from the lost and found, granola bars, my filled up water bottle and some duct tape I managed to wrestle get from my undead teacher. Duct tape is after all useful for everything.

In “The Things They Carried,” by Tim O’Brien the theme of “carrying” both physical and emotional objects by the main characters can be found in the novel. While these men carry the same standard physical army gear, they differentiate with personal tangible and intangible items. From Lieutenant Cross’s responsibility of his men, to Henry Dobbin’s girlfriend’s pantyhose for its magic, each man faced the war with these things attached.

The things I carry are determined by the weight of the world. I carry the oceans, the mountains, the valleys, and the deserts. I carry fear and courage, serenity and chaos, creation and destruction. I carry light and darkness, truth and lies, secrets and answers. But most of all, I carry love and hate.

The things I carry is not as meaningful as the things that I keep safe. Physically I carry a phone and it means something for me because it’s direct contact with my friends and family with the push of a button. Not only that, but I am able to see the pictures and videos of loved ones that passed away or are so far away that I can’t see them. My phone is the quickest way for anyone to reach me at any time and it is very meaningful for me to talk to the people I love. Something that I have, but I don’t carry is a gold chain that my mother gave me. When it comes to objects, it is the most meaningful of all. The reason why it is so meaningful for me is because the backstory that went goes with it. My mom is very important to me and she raised me

Anyone who suffers from a hoarding disorder knows the debilitating feeling that comes from living in a cluttered environment. Hoarding can result in physical, mental, social, emotional, and financial burdens. Each of these intense feelings can aggravate one another, causing a vicious cycle of events, which can eventually ruin a person’s life.

School, a routine that I have to complete, every day, five days a week. Each one of those days I carry my bag, my purple and pink diamond patterned backpack to store everything from the most insignificant items like tissues and gum to the important ones like pencils and books. All these things I carry, help get me through high school and to reach one of my next goals of going to college. My folders, stuffed to the brim, shredded, ripped, that have papers falling out of all sides, hold all my important notes and assignments that need to be saved to study for finals. My extra daily contacts, located in the mid sized pocket of my bag, with prescription -3.50 and -4.25, that are ready to replace any that fall out, so I can read the board and store

In a literal, physical sense, I carry headphones, chap stick and my house keys with me everywhere I go. The clothes I wear, my wallet, all of my receipts that I keep for unknown reasons and my AP English homework are other things among the list. I carry the bags under my eyes, which have varying weights depending on the day. For good luck I carry a picture of my oldest brother and I at my second birthday party with me. I carry my old and dirty grey converse as well as a bright orange shirt for P.E. I carry myself, above everything else.

Staying alive through the war wasn’t the only struggle that the soldiers of the Vietnam War faced. In the novel, The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, the damages are illustrated to see the psychological strain. For some soldiers, trying to forget the unforgettable for some soldiers was more traumatizing than the war itself: Killing people, watching them die; these are all the things that the soldiers have to live with, but some just can’t live with it.  The mental and physical trauma that was brought upon by the Vietnam War, still affects United States, and the stressed topic of the things the soldiers were carrying.

One of the things that I carry with myself is my deck of Kansas University playing cards. The cards remind me of good memories with my brother. Some of the cards are bent, others are beat up in other ways. I remember every little nick and mark on the cards. The cards are a little bit of physical and emotional baggage that i carry with myself everyday.

My socioeconomic status has made a huge difference in my life. Growing up with enough money to get by and having few luxuries isn’t the most difficult life, but it can certainly make it hard to fit in at school. I have two siblings, so in our family, we often get hand-me-downs as our next wardrobe. We do not get to go to the store and spend hundreds of dollars each on designer clothing like some other families do. Backpacks are also an issue in our family. My younger brother feels the need to purchase a new backpack yearly, so I decided I would keep the same backpack until mine was unusable, and am currently on my sixth year with it. Even though we did not get fancy things all the time, this lifestyle helped

I carry numerous items and a list of unexplainable and unnecessary baggage. From important and useful items like responsibilities and hard work ethic to foolish baggage like my fear of being hated by others and my mind constantly worrying about every minute detail of unimportant events.

During the day, the average woman can easily get away with carrying a purse that is big enough to carry virtually anything needed. This includes a thick clutch or wallet filled with cash, I.D. cards, and credit or debit cards. Then there are things like hairbrushes, makeup, tissues, keys, and everything but the kitchen sink. When going out for a night on the town, no one wants to carry this kind of load around. Slim wallets make a much better option and here is why.

It may seem silly to see pockets as some sort of problem that needs to be addressed. But pockets exclusively limit their female bearers. That is to say, the pockets on female garments are nearly nonexistent in modern fashion. On a casual night out, men are able to carry their wallets, cell phones, and spare change if needed. However, if we look at women’s clothing, almost all women can attest to the burden of carrying a purse on their night out. As cellphones get larger, it seems that pockets are conversely getting smaller, and

“Taste the feeling”, “Trix are for kids”, “I’m loving it”,“Taste the Rainbow”, more like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. There are a countless number of diseases that can be caused by over eating and the consumption of too much fat and sugars, yet everyone still buys junk food every day. Big companies would never tell you what their products can actually do to you, they just want to seem compelling so people will buy their merchandise. Adults know better then to fall for big business tricks and gimmicks, but children have no idea that these slogans and colours are just to draw them in. Marketing junk food to children and adolescents should be prohibited by law because it can create many problems in the future, the obesity rate increases every year, and bad habits extend into adulthood.